NBA Draft 2012: Lottery Picks That Will Not Live Up to Expectations

Now that the NCAA tournament has concluded, it’s time to turn all focus towards the 2012 NBA draft, which is just a few short months away.

There are a few players who are consensus lottery picks among numerous scouts and analysts ahead of this year's draft, but they will simply not live up to the hype and expectation when they enter the league.

Here’s a look at these future busts.

Andre Drummond

It’s hard to understand the hype surrounding this UConn product.

Sure, he’s 6’10” and 270 pounds, but he does not understand how to use his massive frame to augment his basketball skills.

In the biggest—and possibly last—game of his short collegiate career, the freshman from Middletown, CT put up a complete dud.

The Huskies took on Iowa State in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Drummond contributed two points, three rebounds, four blocks and five fouls in 26 minutes of play.

Of course, his team were eliminated by a score of 77-64.

This young man simply isn’t a winner and it is doubtful that he'll ever figure out how to dominate in the NBA if he couldn’t get it done against weaker competition.

Cody Zeller

Zeller hasn’t declared yet, but the 19-year-old Indiana product might join his brother Tyler in the NBA draft.

He’s going to go far too early because of his 6’11”, 210-pound size. Respected draftniks such as Chad Ford have him going as early as No. 6 this year.

It’s highly unlikely that a player who isn’t strong or physical enough in the paint will be able to play center at the next level, which is why it would be crazy for a team to take a chance on him in the lottery.

He can run the floor well and has an array of post moves, but he won’t be able to put them to use when he’s getting shoved outside of the paint.

Perry Jones III

Jones has ridiculous upside but he’s struggled to maintain his focus and discipline at Baylor.

He’s capable of being a superstar with his versatility—which includes his incredible scoring ability, crazy leaping and solid rebounding/shot blocking/defense—but he has been far too erratic.

Someone is going to take a large gamble on his potential in the lottery, but the odds of him becoming a great NBA player is a coin flip at best.